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Russian space shuttle Soyuz on orbit

Baykonour, Russia - It will come back in 10 days

Yesterday, at 8.26am (Gmt), the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TM34, departed from the Baykonour cosmodrome in Kazahkstan towards the International Space Station (Iss). The Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori, the Russian commander Yuri Gidzenko and the South African space tourist Mark Shuttleworth, Soyuz crew members, should reach the Iss by April 27th and come back to Earth next May 5th. (m/cesn)

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 27084
Rome, Italy, 04/26/2002 10:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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